MAN to Retrofit Hapag’s Container Vessel to LNG

Deal signed for the conversion of 15,000 TEU MV SAJIR container vessel to dual-fuel operation. The route served by MV SAJIR is from...

Berthing Delay As Containers Topple & Lost at Sea

Containers toppled on ship resulting in a week's delay in berthing at Wilmington, North Carolina, reports Fleetmon What happened? Container ship HELSINKI BRIDGE berthed at Wilmington,...

Safety Warning About Defective Throw Bag Rescue Lines

Summary A defective throw bag rescue line was discovered while Warrington Rowing Club was conducting boat capsize drills for new rowers at Halton Baths in...

Happiness Is 5 Years of Scrubbers: Star Bulk

In a recent event, Bulk carrier owner Star Bulk has shed light on calculations behind their fleet-wide adoption of exhaust gas scrubbers, declaring itself...

2M Alliance Suspends Transpacific Loop

2M Alliance of Maersk Line and MSC suspended ts transpacific TP1/New Eagle service. The loop has a rotation of Kaohsiung, Yantian, Xiamen, Shanghai, Busan,...

Weekly Maritime Security Report – Week 9, 2019

Protection Vessel International has releases Maritime Security Report for Week 9  of 2019. The report formulated on 6th March 2019 t highlights the various...

Threat of Legal Action Leads to Payment of Fine Over Humber...

Master of a Russian oil tanker was fined a total of £25761.99 at Hull Magistrates Court. Prosecuted for breaching the International Safety Management (ISM)...

Containers Toppled on Ship Headed to Port of Wilmington

On March 6, a ship on its way to the Port of Wilmington ran into a mess on board after several cargo containers toppled...

Funding for Aspiring Young Women in the Maritime Industry

The maritime industry is dominated by men. There are very few women  who make it here but things are gradually changing as we witness...

Serena Melani the First Female Captain to Launch a Cruise Ship

Captain Serena Melani will helm the Seven Seas Splendor, making her the first woman in cruise industry history to captain a new ocean cruise...

Cruise Ship’s Secret Codes You Never Want To Hear

Cruise ship employee's secret code words have been revealed and there are some you'd hope you won't have to hear, says an article published...

ExxonMobil : Best Practice Tips for Switching To Low Sulphur Fuel

The global maritime industry is heading full sail toward a dramatic change in fuel with the 0.5% global sulphur cap imposed by the International...

Winners of the “Public Eye Investigation Award” Shed Light on Shipbreaking

Belgian journalist Gie Goris, Editor in Chief of MO* Magazine, and Nicola Mulinaris, Communication, and Policy Officer of the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, received Public...

HSFO in 2020 Could Contain 4.2% Sulfur Prior To Scrubber Treatment

The level of sulfur in marine fuel, before it passes through an exhaust gas cleaning system or scrubber, could rise from current levels to...

Couple Misses Cruise Ship, Video Viral!

According to Cruisehive, a new video has started going viral which shows a couple missing the Symphony of the Seas cruise ship in Nassau,...

Port Of Rotterdam Extends Incentive To All Tankers with Green Award...

Port of Rotterdam extends its incentive to reward LPG and LNG carriers and oil, product and chemical tankers with Green Award. Every liquid bulk...

PDVSA to Declare Maritime Emergency! Tanker Fleet to Return 10 Vessels

Venezuelan state oil company’s tanker fleet to return 10 vessels because of unpaid fees. PDVSA’s weak finances, the result of mismanagement, a sharp...

Moscow Tightens Arctic Route! Threatens To Arrest or Sink Vessels

Moscow has tightened passage rules in the Northern Sea Route as it plans to bring  Arctic waters under its control. Warships and vessels...

Cruise Workers Say Sex on Ships Is Comparable To College Dorms

Cruise ship employees say sex among cruise ship workers is pervasive. Some compare the hookup culture as being similar to, or even exceeding,...

Goal To Increase the Proportion of Women on Tankers To 5%

The International Transport Workers Federation estimates that only 2% of crew in the world fleet are female. 94% of these women work on...